Smyth, DacreHistoric Ships of Australia. A Third Book of Paintings, Poetry and ProseMelbourne Published by Author 1982 0959519831 / 9780959519839 1st Edition Hardback Small Quarto Size. Very Good in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in plastic sleeve. Illustrated with 82 colour reproductions. Signed by Dacre Smyth on Title Page. Previous owners blind-stamp to half-title page. Unpaginated [165 pages approx] ID260468
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22.00 AUD

Smyth, DacreThe Bridges of the Yarra. A Book of Paintings, Poetry and ProseMelbourne Published by Author 1979 0959519815 / 9780959519815 1st Edition Hardback Small Quarto Size. Very Good in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in plastic sleeve. Illustrated with 56 colour reproductions. Signed by Dacre Smyth on half title. 120 pages A retired naval officer, Dacre Smith painted the bridges on The Yarra, after being prompted by Sir John Bloomfield, for a show at the Victorian Artist's Society's Gallery in 1979. Having seen them together it seemed sensible to preserve "the set" in a book - thus this volume. ID260467
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15.00 AUD

Smyth, R. BroughThe Aborigines of Victoria and Other Parts of Australia and TasmaniaMelbourne John Currey O'Neil Pty Ltd 1972[1876] Reprint Hardback Small Quarto Size [approx 17.5cm x 24cm]. Very Good condition in Good+ Dustjacket. DJ's now protected in purpose-made plastic sleeve. Volume 2 is an ex-library copy but with few markings and still in overall VG condition. Volume 1 is a nice clean copy but with some foxing to top edge. Black & white illustrations [ne fold-out in Vol 1]. Fold-out maps to rear of both volumes. Dustjackets have minor edgewear. Overall a very presentable set. 483, 456 pages This two-volume work was compiled by the author for the Victorian Government when he was Secretary of the Board for the Protection of Aborigines. First published in 1876, it provides a valuable historical record of the state of the aboriginal people in the second half of the nineteenth century. The text is drawn from important primary sources, including the reports and letters of magistrates, explorers and anthropologists who lived and worked among the aboriginal tribes. ID295773
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325.00 AUD

Snepp, FrankDecent Interval The American Debacle in Vietnam and the Fall of SaigonLondon Allen Lane 1980 0713912812 / 9780713912814 1st UK Edition Hardback Octavo Size. Very Good+ copy in Very Good dustjacket. DJ protected in purpose-made plastic cover. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. Excellent condition. 496 pages A shattering report by the CIA's Chief Strategy Analyst in Saigon. On publication the US Justice Department slapped a lawsuit on the author claiming he had violated the CIA's secrecy agreement. While the court case carried on the book roared up the best sellers list selling over 100,000 copies. Finally the courts upheld the Government's position. ID193445
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35.00 AUD

Snow, JimKeating and His Party RoomNorth Melbourne Australian Scholarly Publishing 2017 1925588211 / 9781925588217 1st Edition Trade Paperback MINT - a NEW copy. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. 478 pages Jim Snow was the Chair of the Caucus under Keating. Snow has brought together his Caucus notes and the records of Labor's last term in office in the 20th century to describe the government actions on the Mabo High Court ruling and in the fields of communications, superannuation, competition and the Arts. His account deals in detail with the internal leadership contest between Bob Hawke and Paul Keating, and the consequences of internal factional and union politics. The torrid 1993 and 1996 Keating federal election campaigns and three local campaigns are here, including those that saw the rise of Pauline Hanson. He also describes his own approaches to electorate success, drug law reform and over-government ID294535
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43.95 AUD

Snowden, JamesThe Folk Dress of EuropeLondon Mills & Boon 1979 0263063976 / 9780263063974 1st Edition [Assumed] Hardback Ambrus, Victor (Colour plates by) Quarto Size [approx 24cm x 30.5cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in purpose-made plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Spine lightly sun-faded.Illustrated with Colour and Black & White Photographs and Illustrations. 160 pages After an introductory chapter on the general character and history of folk dress in Europe James Snowden has provided a scholarly text on each of 26 classic traditions. Each area is illustrated with authentic and historical illustrations and 24 magnicident full colour plates on 24 pages by the celebrated illustrator Victor Ambrus. ID287141
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14.00 AUD